Not feeling pregnant at all

[Sprockerdilerock]

Hoping someone can reassure me

I'm almost 18 weeks and I literally dont feel or look pregnant at all. My sickness from the first trimester has gone, which I am grateful for but in a way it's just been replaced by anxiety that because my body isn't giving me any signs that something has gone wrong. My belly just looks a bit bloated in the evenings, definitely not a proper baby bump.

I saw a friend yesterday who is just a week ahead of me and she was complaining of heartburn, sore boobs and she has a little bump. Shes also started to feel movement.

Has anybody else had literally nothing at this stage and all has been fine?

Hi @Sprockerdilerock. Congratulations!
I had very mild heartburn in my first trimester, really only for a couple of weeks, and then absolutely nothing. Also very paranoid that was bad news, I didn’t get any type of bump at all until 5/6 months, at which point it just looked like a little chubbiness. It’s only really the last week or so (I’m now 30 weeks) that you’d be able to tell I was pregnant at all. Midwife tells me everything looks good and she wriggles around in there all the time, so from my experience a lack of symptoms means nothing. Try not to worry and be grateful you’re feeling yourself.

Thank you @Penny2020 that is really reassuring and congrats to you too!

My 20 week scan is in just over two weeks so hopefully that will make me less anxious.

I need to stop google image searching 18 week baby bumps, its only making me feel paranoid seeing other women with round bumps by now!